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Governance Matters IV : Governance Indicators for 1996-2004

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dc.contributor.authorKaufmann, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorKraay, Aart
dc.contributor.authorMastruzzi, Massimo
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-15T21:27:11Z
dc.date.available2012-06-15T21:27:11Z
dc.date.issued2005-06
dc.description.abstractThe authors present the latest update of their aggregate governance indicators, together with new analysis of several issues related to the use of these measures. The governance indicators measure the following six dimensions of governance: (1) voice and accountability; (2) political instability and violence; (3) government effectiveness; (4) regulatory quality; (5) rule of law, and (6) control of corruption. They cover 209 countries and territories for 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2004. They are based on several hundred individual variables measuring perceptions of governance, drawn from 37 separate data sources constructed by 31 organizations. The authors present estimates of the six dimensions of governance for each period, as well as margins of error capturing the range of likely values for each country. These margins of error are not unique to perceptions-based measures of governance, but are an important feature of all efforts to measure governance, including objective indicators. In fact, the authors give examples of how individual objective measures provide an incomplete picture of even the quite particular dimensions of governance that they are intended to measure. The authors also analyze in detail changes over time in their estimates of governance; provide a framework for assessing the statistical significance of changes in governance; and suggest a simple rule of thumb for identifying statistically significant changes in country governance over time. The ability to identify significant changes in governance over time is much higher for aggregate indicators than for any individual indicator. While the authors find that the quality of governance in a number of countries has changed significantly (in both directions), they also provide evidence suggesting that there are no trends, for better or worse, in global averages of governance. Finally, they interpret the strong observed correlation between income and governance, and argue against recent efforts to apply a discount to governance performance in low-income countries.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/5864078/governance-matters-iv-governance-indicators-1996-2004-vol-1-2
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3630
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8221
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3630
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY MEASURE
dc.subjectAGGREGATE CORRUPTION INDICATOR
dc.subjectAGGREGATE GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectAGGREGATE GOVERNANCE INDICATOR
dc.subjectAGGREGATE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectAGGREGATE INDICATOR
dc.subjectAGGREGATE INDICATORS
dc.subjectAGGREGATION METHOD
dc.subjectAGGREGATION PROCEDURE
dc.subjectAMNESTY
dc.subjectBUREAUCRACY
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT SURVEYS
dc.subjectCAUSAL IMPACT
dc.subjectCHANGES IN
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL RISK RATING AGENCIES
dc.subjectCOMPARISONS ACROSS COUNTRIES
dc.subjectCOMPOSITE INDICATORS
dc.subjectCOMPOSITE MEASURES
dc.subjectCONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectCONTROL OF CORRUPTION
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
dc.subjectCOUNTRY GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectCOUNTRY RANKINGS
dc.subjectCOUNTRY RATINGS
dc.subjectCPI
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectDATA AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING
dc.subjectDIMENSIONS OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNANCE ESTIMATES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC FIRMS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE OF IDEAS
dc.subjectFISCAL
dc.subjectGLOBAL GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE COMPONENT
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE DATA
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE ESTIMATE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE ESTIMATES
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE INDICATOR
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectGRAND CORRUPTION
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectIMPORTANCE OF MEASUREMENT ERROR
dc.subjectIMPROVEMENT IN GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectIMPROVEMENTS IN GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF MARKET-UNFRIENDLY POLICIES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL QUALITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectLEVELS OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectLOW INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT ERROR
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT ERROR IN GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectMISCLASSIFYING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMISGOVERNANCE
dc.subjectNATIONS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectPERCEPTIONS INDEX
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL INSTABILITY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subjectPOOR GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC POWER
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectQUALITY OF GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectQUALITY OF GOVERNANCE ACROSS COUNTRIES
dc.subjectQUALITY OF PUBLIC
dc.subjectREGULATORY BURDEN
dc.subjectREGULATORY QUALITY
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL METHODOLOGY
dc.subjectTAX BURDEN
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectUNOBSERVED COMPONENTS MODEL
dc.subjectUNOBSERVED GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectMicrodata Set
dc.titleGovernance Matters IV : Governance Indicators for 1996-2004en
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/5864078/governance-matters-iv-governance-indicators-1996-2004-vol-1-2
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3630
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okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicCorruption and Anticorruption Law
okr.topicEconomic Policy
okr.topicInstitutions and Governance
okr.topicGovernance::National Governance
okr.topicGovernance::Governance Indicators
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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